World Rally Championships
Duval back for Stobart in Germany
Published 14 August 2008
FRANÇOIS Duval returns to the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team for this weekend’s Rallye Deutschland.
Record Fiesta entry
Published 14 August 2008
ROUND four of the 2008 Pirelli-supported Fiesta SportingTrophy International series - which is run by M-Sport - sees 10 crews at Rallye Deutschland, a record number of entrants for the 2008 championship.
Debut for new Focus at Rallye Deutschland
Published 14 August 2008
FORD is debuting the latest evolution of the record-breaking Focus RS World Rally Car in Rallye Deutschland which began yesterday and ends on Sunday.
M-Sport Focus sets yet another World Rally record
Published 7 August 2008
THIRTEEN M-Sport-built Ford Focus RS World Rally cars will contest the 10th round of the FIA World Rally Championship next week - a world record for the WRC class.
Gigi survives crash into trees but his car doesn’t
Published 7 August 2008
ROUND nine of the World Rally Championship brought mixed fortunes for the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team.
Just nine seconds split Seb and Mikko
Published 7 August 2008
BP FORD Abu Dhabi World Rally Team crew Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen finished second in Rally Finland on Sunday after a thrilling duel with arch-rival Sébastien Loeb during the four-day event.
Mikko goes for win in his own backyard
Published 31 July 2008
THE scene is set for an epic contest on the forest tracks of Finland this weekend as the second half of the World Rally Championships bursts into action.
Last drive for Munchi’s Luis
Published 31 July 2008
MUNCHI’S Ford driver Luis Pérez Companc and co-driver José María Volta will retire from the World Rally Championship after this weekend’s Rally Finland.
Stobart looks for solid results in Finland
Published 31 July 2008
STOBART VK M-Sport Ford, currently fourth in the manufacturers’ championship, are looking for some solid results from the Rally Finland.
Wilson drives at Festival of Speed
Published 17 July 2008
WEST Cumbria’s Matthew Wilson took time out of his busy schedule during the World Rally Championship's summer break, to catch up with old mates Lewis Hamilton and Marc Hynes at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend.
Stobart turns up the heat in the battle with Subaru
Published 19 June 2008
AN EVENT of mixed fortunes saw the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team close in on third place in the FIA World Rally Championship for manufacturers after round eight in Turkey.
Ford delighted with Turkish treat
Published 19 June 2008
MASTER tactics paid dividends for BP Ford World Rally Team as it claimed a one-two finish on a thrilling Rally of Turkey.
Ford’s set World Rally 100 record
Published 19 June 2008
THE M-Sport-run Ford World Rally team has set a new record for the sport - 100 consecutive points finishes.
Record women
Published 19 June 2008
TURKISH driver Burcu Çetinkaya and navigator Çiçek Güney became the first all-woman crew to win a round of the M-Sport run Fiesta SportingTrophy championship at the Rally of Turkey last weekend.
Stobart hunts points
Published 12 June 2008
STOBART VK M-Sport Ford is hungery for points from this weekend’s Rally of Turkey.
More hot drama as WRC hits Turkey
Published 12 June 2008
AN exciting opening half of the FIA World Rally Championship comes to a close next weekend when BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team takes its series lead to the Rally of Turkey this weekend.
Cars and drivers struggle as Acropolis wrecker takes toll
Published 5 June 2008
MIKKO HIRVONEN and Jarmo Lehtinen claimed a gutsy podium finish on Acropolis Rally of Greece as Ford maintained its lead in the manufacturers' standings of the FIA World Rally Championship.
Stobart aim at taking over third
Published 29 May 2008
HENNING Solberg returns to the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford as a point-nominated driver for the Acropolis Rally of Greece after a spell with the Munchi’s Ford team
Acropolis Rally - the toughest of the lot
Published 29 May 2008
ROCKY mountain tracks, punishing heat and physically demanding cockpit conditions are the hallmarks of the Acropolis Rally of Greece which began yesterday and ends on Sunday.
Double podium keeps Ford in front
Published 23 May 2008
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team finished second and third in an enthralling Rally d'Italia Sardegna last weekend.